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Hop on board the TARDIS and journey back 200 years, to a strange time when British troops thought nothing of occasionally burning down the White House. Enjoy as everyone’s favourite Time Lord presents this and other facts that you possibly didn’t know about the War of 1812!

Child and forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM) are two of the most extreme manifestations of discrimination against women and girls. These devastating and harmful practices are much more widespread than you think.

Buckingham Palace has just announced that Angelina Jolie is to be made an honorary Dame (the female equivalent of a Knight). But did you know that these famous American faces have also been honoured by Her Majesty?

Some commercials are worth watching, if only for the music.* And when advertisers want to get you hooked, they turn – where else? – to songs by British artists. So if you’ve been wondering “what’s the song from that commercial?”, we’ve got you covered.
*(In fact, you don’t even have to watch these ads – since we’re not in the business of endorsing products. Just enjoy the music.)

A long time ago, in a country across the Atlantic, production for a science fiction movie about a galaxy far, far away began. Today it’s one of the biggest movie franchises, hailed for its groundbreaking special effects and technology.

Saturday 1 March is St David’s day, the Welsh national day. Wales has an original language, an original people, and an original spirit. And their cheese is pretty killer too. Wales is about to be put even more firmly on the map, when Newport hosts the 2014 NATO Summit in September. Check out all the amazing things Wales has to offer!

Ahead of the Austin Grand Prix in Texas, we’re highlighting GREAT British automotive innovation and helping you pick the British car that is just right for your unique personality! On your marks? GO!!!

Dear Americans, after watching some of your ‘base-balls’ playoffs and in advance of what you call the ‘World Series,’ it has come to our attention that you have, for quite some time, been playing cricket wrongly. You have been using a strange narrow bat and playing on a frankly bizarre diamond-shaped pitch. Luckily, we Brits are here to set the record straight!